Update release HOWTO now that our download web page points to the packages on SourceF...

git-svn-id: http://scons.tigris.org/svn/scons/trunk@164 fdb21ef1-2011-0410-befe-b5e4ea1792b1

diff --git a/HOWTO/release.txt b/HOWTO/release.txt
index e6af803c75da8e0aacb71e3827e1bf3811ec7b8f..81f8f120fe4b0629cedadb681daccf40f4913106 100644 (file)
--- a/HOWTO/release.txt
+++ b/HOWTO/release.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Things to do to release a version of SCons:
 
-       Prepare RELEASE notes
-
        Prepare CHANGES text
 
+       Prepare RELEASE notes
+
        Read through the README.txt file for any updates
 
        Build candidate packages
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ Things to do to release a version of SCons:
                test on Linux
 
                test on Windows NT
+
                        1) tar zxf scons-src-{version}.tar.gz
                           cd scons-src-{version}
                           python runtest.py -a
+
                        2) tar zxf scons-{version}.tar.gz
                           cd scons-{version}
                           python setup.py install
                           cd scons-src-{version}
                           python runtest.py -a -x C:\Python15\scons.bat
+
                        3) scons-{verson}.win32.exe
                           cd scons-src-{version}
                           python runtest.py -a -x C:\Python15\scons.bat
@@ -29,38 +32,54 @@ Things to do to release a version of SCons:
 
        START THE NEW BRANCH (need more info)
 
+               aenbr -p {newbranch}
+
                aenc -p {newbranch}
-               aedb
+
+               aedb 100
+
+               aecd
+
+               # Change the hard-coded package version numbers
+               # in the following files.
                aecp Construct debian/changelog rpm/scons.spec
+               vi Construct debian/changelog rpm/scons.spec
+
+               # Optionally, do the same in the following:
                [optional] aecp HOWTO/change.txt debian/scons.postinst
+               [optional] vi HOWTO/change.txt debian/scons.postinst
+
                aeb
+
                aet -reg
+
+               aed
+
                aede
+
                etc.
 
 
 
        Read through the FAQ for any updates
 
-       Update the web site:
-
-               new version number (template)
-               announcement on the home page
-               new packages in the download page
-               checkin new scons-doc.tar.gz on the web site
-               update the CHANGES.txt file
 
 
+       Upload the packages to the SourceForge project page
 
-       Upload the packages to the web site (download page)
+       Test downloading from the SourceForge project page
 
-       Test downloading from the web site
 
 
+       Update the web site:
 
-       Upload the packages to the SourceForge project page
+               new version number (template)
+               announcement on the home page
+               check packages on the download page
+               checkin new scons-doc.tar.gz on the web site
+               update the CHANGES.txt file
 
-       Test downloading from the SourceForge project page
+       Test downloading from the web site download page
 
 
 
@@ -73,12 +92,15 @@ Things to do to release a version of SCons:
                scons-announce@lists.sourceforge.net
                scons-users@lists.sourceforge.net
                scons-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+
                python-list@python.org
+
                python-announce@python.org
-               cons-discuss@gnu.org
+
+               [optional] cons-discuss@gnu.org
 
                linux-announce@news.ornl.gov?
 
        Notify freshmeat.net
        
-       Notifty www.cmtoday.com/contribute.html
+       Notify www.cmtoday.com/contribute.html